CENTRE READY FOR VOTER LIST CLEANUP AFTER LOK SABHA STORM OVER SIR
NEW DELHI: The government has agreed to the opposition’s demands to hold a parliamentary debate on electoral reforms, with special focus on the controversial Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls ordered for each state, sources said, stating that the House’s Business Advisory Council will decide the time to be allotted for this debate later on […]
BJP LOCKS HORNS, SECURES BIHAR ASSEMBLY SPEAKER FOR PREM KUMAR
NEW DELHI: In a decisive political manoeuvre, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to take full control of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly, with long-time MLA Prem Kumar emerging as the new Speaker. On Monday, Prem Kumar filed his nomination for the post, and with no opposition candidate in the fray, his election as […]
SECOND POWER BREAKFAST IN KARNATAKA TODAY
NEW DELHI: The Siddaramaiah-DK Shivakumar tug-of-war over the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post – a squabble that has rumbled on since the Congress won the 2023 election – seemed to lurch to an end Monday evening, after party boss Mallikarjun Kharge (finally) put his foot down. Congress sources said Kharge demanded the warring leaders – to […]
SIR AND DELHI POLLUTION NO DRAMA, SAYS PRIYANKA
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying raising critical issues such as Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and air pollution in Delhi in Parliament was not a drama. Ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, PM Modi took a dig at the […]
EC EXTENDS SIR DEADLINE FROM DEC 4 TO DEC 11
NEW DELHI: Amid widespread reports of booth-level officers (BLO) facing severe stress, with some of them allegedly found dead, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 States, including Rajasthan, and the Union Territories by a week. It says a BLO […]
CHAOS IN PARLIAMENT ON OPENING DAY
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s winter session began on Monday (Dec 1) as expected – with the government and opposition exchanging jibes and the consequent chaos forcing an early adjournment. The BJP and arch-rivals Congress squabbled outside too — over senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi being charged with criminal conspiracy in the National Herald money […]
OPPOSITION SHOWDOWN IN WINTER SESSION ON “VOTE CHORI” CHARGE
The opposition’s “mega plan” for the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament is expected to take final shape on Sunday, as leaders of the INDIA bloc and other like-minded parties gather for a crucial all-party strategy meeting. With just a day left before the month-long session begins, the Opposition is preparing to mount an aggressive campaign […]
BIG UNITY SHOW BY SIDDARAMAIAH, DK SHIVAKUMAR AFTER KARNATAKA TUSSLE
NEW DELHI: There is no problem between us, the two most important leaders in the Karnataka government said after sharing a power breakfast this morning. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he doesn’t talk while eating. His deputy, DK Shivakumar, who sources said will eventually get the top post in a smooth transition of power without melodrama, […]
PATRA CALLS FOR “COMPLETELY REJECT AND SIDELINE RAHUL GANDHI & CONGRESS”
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesman and party MP Dr Sambit Patra on Saturday called for “completely reject and sideline Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.” He told a Press conference here that since 2014, the Congress, especially Rahul Gandhi and his team, has been continuously attempting to insult Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India’s […]
MOVE TO IMPEACH CEC GYANESH KUMAR
NEW DELHI: The combined Opposition is actively examining the option of moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of serious irregularities in the Bihar election process and hasty SIR being undertaken in West Bengal and several other states. The issue is likely to dominate the political narrative as Parliament’s […]
